Venture Coach Program

Carine Bado, Venture Coach, Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship

Raised by serial entrepreneurs, Carine’s strong leadership and passion for community was revealed at a young age. Originally from Ivory Coast, she migrated to Canada in 2007 and completed her Bachelor in Business Administration.

She has over eight years of experience in providing strategic and innovative counsel based on financial data-driven insights. She has held previous positions as Finance Officer at the World trade Centre Winnipeg and Financial Analyst for CBC Radio Canada and worked with different stakeholders and internal clients from various non for profit organizations and companies in Winnipeg before fully pivoting into Entrepreneurship. 

A passionate entrepreneur herself, Carine has more than one string on her bow. In 2020 amidst the pandemic, she opened her own practice, Little Tribe Consulting where she provides the underrepresented groups such as, women, black women, with the tools to understands their business’s financials. She also manages Kecara a co-owned e-commerce that specializes in the making and retailing of natural body butters. Lastly, Carine is the founder of a social enterprise start-up in the Childcare Care & Recreational industry currently in the development phase. 

From Business plan writing to Cost Analysis & Budgeting, Carine uses her expertise as the Strategic Partnership – Venture Support Lead for the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship to support aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners succeed in their ventures or to start one.

She is well-aware of the challenges that entrepreneurs can encounter in their journey and is actively involved within the Business Ecosystem to connect “the dots”. She was a guest speaker at the Made to Grow Conference 2021(virtual format conference with over 200 local female business owners) and has collaborated with numerous local female-led business circles such as Hustle + Charm Community. She has judged at various business plan competitions and was invited to be a part of the selection committee for the Manitoba Technology Accelerator- Startup Visa Program, reviewing business plans from international entrepreneurs seeking to immigrate to Canada.